Legends League Cricket
CountriesIndia, UAE
AdministratorAbsolute Legends Sports Pvt. Ltd.
FormatT20
Websitellct20.com

Legends League Cricket is a Twenty20 cricket league featuring retired cricket players. Legends League Cricket Masters has been played in Oman and Qatar and the franchise Legends League Cricket T20 league has been played in India.

Background

Owned by Absolute Legends Sports Pvt Ltd, Legends League Cricket was founded by Raman Raheja and Vivek Khushalani.[1][2] In November 2021, Ravi Shastri was appointed as the league's commissioner following his retirement as the head coach of the India national cricket team.[3][4]

Masters tournament

The 2022 masters season was played in January 2022 at the Oman Cricket Academy Ground in Muscat. It featured three teams: India Maharajas; Asia Lions; and World Giants.[5][6] World Giants won the final against Asia Lions.

The second season was held at Doha in March 2023. Asia Lions defeated World Giants in the final.[7]

The third season is set to take place with the same three teams in Doha in February 2024.

Teams

Team Debut Captain Wins
India Maharajas 2022 Gautam Gambhir 0
Asia Lions 2022 Shahid Afridi 1
World Giants 2022 Aaron Finch 1

Results

Season Winner Winning margin Runner-up Final venue Player of the season
2022 World Giants
265/5 (20 overs)
World Giants won by 25 runs
Scorecard
Asia Lions
231/8 (20 overs)
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat Morne Morkel (World Giants)
2023 Asia Lions
148/3 (16.1 overs)
Asia Lions won by 7 wickets
Scorecard
World Giants
147/4 (20 overs)
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha Upul Tharanga (Asia Lions)

Franchise tournament

The first season of the franchise tournament was held from 17 September to 5 October 2022, and featured four privately owned teams. A special match was also held at Eden Gardens in Kolkata between Indian Maharajas and World Giants before the start of the league,[8] and a total of 15 matches were played. India Capitals emerged victorious, beating Bhilwara Kings by 104 runs in the final at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.[9]

The second season of the tournament was held between 18 November and 9 December 2023. Two new teams joined the league.[10][11]

Teams

Team Owner Debut Captain Wins
Bhilwara Kings The LNJ Bhilwara Group 2022 Irfan Pathan 0
Gujarat Giants Adani Sportsline 2022 Parthiv Patel 0
India Capitals GMR Group 2022 Gautam Gambhir 1
Manipal Tigers The Manipal Education and Medical Group 2022 Harbhajan Singh 1
Southern Super Stars KLO Sports 2023 Ross Taylor 0
Urbanrisers Hyderabad Urbanise Group and JC Reddy 2023 Suresh Raina 0

Source: LLCT20.com

Results

Season Winner Winning margin Runner-up Final venue Player of the season
2022 India Capitals
211/7 (20 overs)
India Capitals won by 104 runs
Scorecard
Bhilwara Kings
107 (18.2 overs)
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Yusuf Pathan (Bhilwara Kings)
2023 Manipal Tigers
193/5 (19 overs)
Manipal Tigers won by 5 wickets
Scorecard
Urbanrisers Hyderabad
187/5 (20 overs)
Lalabhai Contractor Stadium, Surat Thisara Perera (Manipal Tigers)

References

  1. "LLC to be hosted by Oman Cricket in January 2022". Times of India, Times of Oman.
  2. "Howzat Legends League Cricket". Howzat. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  3. "Ravi Shastri's next assignment is LLC". Times of India, The Times of India.
  4. "Ravi Shastri gets appointed as Commissioner of Legends League Cricket". Crictracker. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  5. "Legends League Cricket 2022: Players, teams, full schedule, live streaming, telecast and more". Times Now. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  6. "Legends League Cricket 2022: Squads, Schedule, Live Streaming, and Broadcasting details". Crictracker. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  7. "AL vs WG, Legends League Cricket Masters 2022/23, Final at Doha, March 20, 2023 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  8. "LLC Special Match". EspnCricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  9. "Capitals win the Legends League". EspnCricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  10. "Legends League Cricket to be played in Ranchi, Dehradun, Jammu, Vizag and Surat". www.llct20.com. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  11. "Legends League Cricket Fixtures - Season 2 - 2023". www.llct20.com. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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